The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has
withdrawn from the N25 billion fraud case involving Danjuma Goje, former
governor of state, according to NAN.
The case, which has been on for close to eight years, has
been handed over to the office of the attorney-general of the federation.
Babatunde Quadiri of federal high court II, Jos, is the
judge handling the case.
When the case came up for an emergency hearing before
Quadiri on Friday, the EFCC counsel, Wahab Shittu, told the court that the
agency was withdrawing from the case and handing it over the office of the
attorney-general for continuation.
“My Lord, this case was earlier adjourned for June 20 for
the continuation of hearing, but then we are here today on the latest
development on the matter,” he said.
“We as EFCC counsels are withdrawing from the matter and
handing it over to the office of the Attorney-General for continuation with the
prosecution.
“As you can see in court today is a state counsel from the
AGF’s office to formally take over this case from us.”
Responding, Paul Erokoro, Goje’s counsel, did not object to
the EFCC withdrawal and handing over of the case to the attorney-general.
“My Lord, we do not object to the anti-graft agency’s
withdrawal and handing over the prosecution to the AG’s office,” Erokoro said.
Pius Asika, counsel from the office of the attorney-general,
announced his appearance for the case.
Asika then applied for an adjournment to enable him to
prepare for the case proper “having come into the matter today (Friday)”.
Quadiri then adjourned the case till June 21, 2019 for
continuation of hearing.
The anti-graft agency pulled out of the case 24 hours after
Goje, who was in the senate presidency race, stepped down to endorse Ahmad
Lawan, preferred candidate of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress
(APC).
He endorsed Lawan after a meeting with President Muhammadu
Buhari at Aso Rock.
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